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Multi-photon microscope having an excitation-beam array

US 9,820,652 B2 · Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Inventors: Zhang; Tong et al.

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FiledDecember 8, 2014
GrantedNovember 21, 2017
Expired (fee)November 21, 2025
Application number14/562885
Classification (CPC)A61B5/0071 +5 more
Length14 pages

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201420162018202020222024Earliest priority dateDec 9, 2013Application filedDec 8, 2014Application publishedJune 11, 2015Patent grantedNov 21, 20173.5-year fee paidMay 21, 20217.5-year fee not paidMay 21, 2025Patent expiredNov 21, 2025

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Published applicationUS 2015/0157210 A1

MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPE HAVING AN EXCITATION-BEAM ARRAY

Filed Dec 2014 · published Jun 2015
Published application
This documentUS 9,820,652 B2

Multi-photon microscope having an excitation-beam array

Filed Dec 2014 · granted Nov 2017
Lapsed, fee not paid

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